Safety razor



May 15, 1923. l 1,454,936

A. E. LEVENE SAFETY RAZOR Filed-July 5, 1921 lgummi/Cozl @33g his @Hom/ma Patented May 15, 19123.

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'AR'.QHUR E. LEvENn, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.'

SAFETY RAZOR.

Application led July 5,

To all 'wh-6m t may concern:

' Be it known that I, ARTHUR E. LpvENE, a citizen of the United States, reslding 1n Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented a certain Anew and useful Improvement in Safety Razors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in safety razors and the object of this improves ment is to provide a safety razor that will y clamp the blade throughout its entire length and 1n close proximity to itscutting edge and that will holdthe blade securely and firmly in a viselike grip in such a manner as to most effectively prevent bending action and vibration of the said cutting edge, thereby preserving the edge andmaking the blade cut smoothly.

Another obj ect is to provide a safety razor having a guard member that follows instead 1 of precedes the cutting edge, thereby permitting the cutting edge to come 1n Contact `shaved and having a blade gripping Velement opposite said guard member that overhangs or projects forwardly -a short distance far ther than said guard member.

Still further Vobjects are to provide a safety razor that is siinple in construction;

not expensive to manufacture; that will not tion, adaptation and combination vof partsolog w en shaving; that is easy to clean; that wi l hold the blade in any position to which it is adjusted and that will hold blades of several different standard forms of construction.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construcas willbe more clearly hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1l is a View in side elevation of a razor constructed in accordance with this invention the blade being removed. Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of one side of the device, the handle being shown vin cross section as on broken line 2, 2 of F ig. l. Fig. 3 is a view 1912i. serial No. 432,361.

in elevation of the outer side of theblade clamping element as on broken line 3,l 3 of Fig. l. Fig. -4 is an enlarged view in cross section on broken line 4, 4 of Fig. 2 showing a blade clamped in operative position. Fig. 5 is` an enlarged sectional view on broken line 5, 5 of Fig. 2 showing the blade clamping jaws 4in an open position. F ig. 6, is a plan view ofthe inside Vof blade clamping vmember as it may. appear after it is stamped out and before it is doubled or bent together. Fig. 7 is al plan View showing .theilat side of one of the blades and F ig. 8 isa fragmentary sectional view on a much lenlarged scale showing the `v'iselike manner in which the blade holding elements grasp and clamp a blade in close proximity to its cutting edge. I Like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, the num'eral 10 designates a knurled handle having a for ward end of reduced size that 'is bent as at 11 to give the handle the most convenient inclination with respect to the head of the razor. and that is threaded as at 12 for the reception of a thumb nut 13.

The head or blade clamping portion of the razor is formed of an outer yplate 14 and an inner plate 15 that are connected by a resilient or spring like upper curved section 16 which may be formed by' weakening the piece of metal from which the plates are made at this point so that all of the bending will occur'inthe weakened portion and the plates 14vand 15 will not be sprung out of shape. The weakening of the curved portion 16 may be done by cutting away all of the metal from the'central portion-as at 17 andthen'cutting groove 18 fromthe ends of the slot 17 .outwardly to each side of the piece of metal. l

plate l'and is riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the outer plate 14 as more clearly shown in Fig. 4.

The forward ed e of the outer plate 14 is The reduced end of the handle 10 passes,` I freely through a perforationl in the inner` tapered or rounde as at 19 to form a guard that vterminates in asharp blade grippm edge 2 0 and the-corners of `such forwar edge project outwardly as at 21 to form corner guards.

The inner plate l5 is spaced from the 'outer' plate 14.1throughout'the greater portion of its length and toward its forward edge 1s bent toward the outer plate to form l an inclined portion 22 that terminates in a y within the ,clamping plates 14 and 15.

1 clamping edges straight, relatively thin blade clamping edge 23 that overlaps or projects outwardly aI short distance/further than the blade clamping edge 20 of the outer plate 14.

The'plates 14 and 15 are adaptedto have The blade 24 is just wideenough so that when it v.is inserted between the clamping plates and allowed to rest on the stops 25 the cutting edge `of such blade will project outwardly just far enough from the blade 20 and 23 to afford the ad- "justment best suited to the ordinary beard.

lf desired the rear edge of the blademay be moved outwardly' awa from the stops25 to cause the cutting e ge of such blade to proj ect further o rigidly res ect to the blade clamping edge -gaging the from the blade clamping jaws 20 and 23, thereby giving yany adjust.- ment desired. V

When the blade 24 is clamped within the holder as shown in Figs. 4 and 8 it will be and 'securely supported throughout its entire len th by the blade gripping edges 20 and 23, t e inner grippingedge 23 enblade 24 very near to its cutting edge and the outerA blade gripping edge 20 engaging such blade a Ashort distance farther from the edge 23.

The corner guards 21 completely shield the sharp corners ofthe blade and serve as supports that prevent any outward curvature of the blade due to the overhanging position of the blade clamping'edge 23-witl1 20. l t has been found by experiment that the blade will cut better and will hold a cutting edge longer when the inner clamping edge 23 overhangs the outer clamping edge 20 l than it will if the two edges are. even or if the outer edge 20 overhangs the inner clampin edge 23.

he plates 14 and 15 are urged together' with considerable force when the thumb nut 13 is tightened thus clampi-ng the blade -24 l entire length and vely rmly and in a vise like grip throughout its near its cutting edge so that the bladeJ wi be free from bending action and free from vibration. 4 y o The blade is only gripped adjacent its cutting edge, the rear portions of the blade being' unsupported and freely disposed be-y tween the plates 14 and 15.

" From the foregoing description it will be cutting edge than the *gripping* Lacasse seen that there is no guard of any` form except the corner ar s cutting edge of t e blade so that the cutting edge of the blade is permitted to come in contact with the hair while such hair is in an upstanding ed squarely without splitting the same or cutting it on a bevel as is done when the hair is bent over by a guard that precedes the blade. i

The guard member of this razor is` the rounded surface 19 that is disposed between the blade and the vsurface that is being positionand will cut the hair 21 that precedekthe shaved, that follows the cutting edge of the blade and 'that normally prevents such cutting edge from entering the skin. 'In the usual type of safety razor'the guard mem' ao f made Jfrom two separate pieces instead of from one piece as shown., v

This razor will not clog when used on a long and heavy beard and its cutting action is substantially the'same as'that of an ordinary razor that has no guard.`

rlhis razor will hold a number of ordinary o the market and are similar to the blade 24.

The foregoin description taken in con nection with t e accompanying drawings clearly discloses the principles of construction and method of operation of this safety razor, but, it will be understood that this disclosure is merely illustrative and that such changes inn construction may be made as are within the scope and spirit of the inltypes of safety razor blades that are now on vention as outlined by the following claims'.

What I claim is: 1. A safety razor including two spaced apart plates having blade clamping edgesA arranged to engage with and firmly clamp a blade throughout its entire length and in close proximity to its cutting edge, both of said' clamping edges terminating short of the cutting edge of the blade and the clamping edge of the outermost plate being bevf eledon the exterior to form a guard mem-v ber that follows the cutting edge of the blade.` l

2. In asafety razor the combination with a blade,l of two plates spaced apart for the reception therebetween of said blade and having clampin edges arranged .to firmly clamp a blade t roughout its entire length and in close proximity vto its cutting ved only, the innermost clamping ledge protru ingslightly' farther than the outermost clamping edge but terminating short of the cutting edge of the blade and the outermost.

clamping edge being externally beveled to form a ard member that follows the cut ting edge of the blade.

3. In a safety razor the combination with a blade, of two plates spaced apart for the rece tion therebetween of said blade and having straight clam-ping edges arranged to firmly grasp a blade in close proximity to its cutting edge only, the innermost clamping edge overhanging the outermost clamping edge but terminating short of the edge of the blade and the outermost clamping edge being beveled on the exterior to form a guard thatfollows the cutting edge of the blade, a handle connected with said plates and means for forcing said plates together.

4. A safety razor comprising a head formed of a single piece of inetalbent double so that its two edges come substantially opsite each other to form blade clamping Jaws, the said metal'being weakened by cut-V ting away a portion'of the same at the loea-V tion ofthe bend and the inner portion of said head' having an opening' extendin therethrough, a handle projecting throng the openin in the inner portionof said head and rlgidly secured to the outer ortion of said head and means thread onl said handle and arranged to be screwed against the inner side of said head* to force the gripping edges of said head together. A

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 20th daylof June A. D. 1921. ART UR E. LEVENE. i 

